2005 Little League World Series
Template:Infobox LLWS The 2005 Little League World Series took place between August 19 and August 28 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The West Oahu Little League of Ewa Beach, Hawaii defeated the defending champion Pabao Little League of Willemstad, Curaçao in the championship game of the 59th Little League World Series. This was the second time that the Little League World Series championship game was won with a walk-off home run.[1] Michael Memea hit it in the bottom of the 7th inning.
The tournament used two venues, both in South Williamsport:
- Howard J. Lamade Stadium - The main stadium, completed in 1959, with seating capacity for 10,000 in the main stands and hillside terrace seating for up to 30,000 more
- Little League Volunteer Stadium - Opened in 2001; seats about 5,000
Qualification
Between five and twelve teams take part in 16 regional qualification tournaments, which vary in format depending on region. In the United States, the qualification tournaments are in the same format as the Little League World Series itself: a round-robin tournament followed by an elimination round to determine the regional champion.
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Results
Pool play
The top two teams in each pool moved on to their respective semifinals. The winners of each met on August 28 to play for the Little League world championship.
United States
| Rank | Region | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Northwest
|
3–0 |
| 2 |  Southeast
|
2–1 |
| 3 |  Mid-Atlantic
|
1–2 |
| 4 |  Midwest
|
0–3 |
| Rank | Region | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  West
|
3–0 |
| 2 |  Southwest
|
2–1 |
| 3 |  New England
|
1–2 |
| 4 |  Great Lakes
|
0–3 |
| Pool | Away | Score | Home | Score | Time (Venue) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 19 | |||||
| A | Northwest
|
7 | Mid-Atlantic
|
1 | 4:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) |
| A | Southeast
|
7 | Midwest
|
3 | 8:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) |
| August 20 | |||||
| B | New England
|
2 | Southwest
|
3 | 11:00 am (Volunteer Stadium) |
| B | West
|
7 | Great Lakes
|
2 | 3:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) |
| A | Southeast
|
3 | Mid-Atlantic
|
1 | 8:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) |
| August 21 | |||||
| B | Great Lakes
|
8 | Southwest
|
9 | 1:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) |
| A | Midwest
|
3 | Northwest
|
7 | 3:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) |
| B | New England
|
3 | West
|
7 | 8:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) |
| August 22 | |||||
| A | Northwest
|
10 | Southeast
|
0 | 3:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) |
| B | Midwest
|
0 | Mid-Atlantic
|
15 (F/4) | 8:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) |
| August 23 | |||||
| B | Great Lakes
|
2 | New England
|
3 | 3:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) |
| B | Southwest
|
3 | West
|
9 | 7:30 pm (Lamade Stadium) |
International
| Rank | Region | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Pacific
|
3–0 |
| 2 |  Canada
|
2–1 |
| 3 |  Mexico
|
1–2 |
| 4 |  EMEA
|
0–3 |
| Rank | Region | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Asia
|
3–0 |
| 2 |  Caribbean
|
2–1 |
| 3 |  Latin America
|
1–2 |
| 4 |  Transatlantic
|
0–3 |
| Pool | Away | Score | Home | Score | Time (Venue) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 19 | ||||||
| C | Pacific
|
6 | EMEA
|
2 | 6:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) | |
| August 20 | ||||||
| D | Asia
|
3 | Transatlantic
|
0 | 1:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) | |
| D | Caribbean
|
5 (F/8) | Latin America
|
4 | 4:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) | |
| C | Canada
|
2 | Mexico
|
0 | 6:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) | |
| August 21 | ||||||
| C | Canada
|
0 | Pacific
|
5 | 5:00 pm (Lamade Stadium) | |
| D | Asia
|
9 | Caribbean
|
0 | 7:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) | |
| August 22 | ||||||
| C | EMEA
|
0 | Mexico
|
7 | 11:00 am (Lamade Stadium) | |
| D | Asia
|
7 | Latin America
|
4 | 1:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) | |
| D | Transatlantic
|
0 | Caribbean
|
3 | 6:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) | |
| August 23 | ||||||
| C | Canada
|
2 | EMEA
|
1 | 11:00 am (Lamade Stadium) | |
| D | Transatlantic
|
0 | Latin America
|
4 | 1:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) | |
| C | Pacific
|
5 | Mexico
|
3 | 6:00 pm (Volunteer Stadium) | |
Elimination round
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| August 24 - Lamade (F/5) | ||||||||||
| Asia | 11 | |||||||||
| August 27 - Lamade | ||||||||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||||||
| Asia | 0 | |||||||||
| August 25 - Lamade (F/5) | ||||||||||
| Caribbean | 2 | |||||||||
| Pacific | 1 | |||||||||
| August 28 - Lamade (F/7) | ||||||||||
| Caribbean | 16 | |||||||||
| Caribbean | 6 | |||||||||
| August 24 - Lamade | ||||||||||
 Northwest | 7 | |||||||||
| West | 6 | |||||||||
| August 27 - Lamade | ||||||||||
| Southeast | 2 | |||||||||
| West | 1 | |||||||||
| August 25 - Lamade | ||||||||||
| Northwest | 6 | Third place | ||||||||
| Northwest | 2 | |||||||||
| August 28 - Volunteer | ||||||||||
| Southwest | 0 | |||||||||
| Asia | 4 | |||||||||
| West | 5 | |||||||||
| 2005 Little League World Series Champions |
|---|
  West Oahu Little League ʻEwa Beach, Hawaii |
Notable players
Jurickson Profar (Willemstad, Curacao) - Texas Rangers infielder
Champion's path
According to the information provided at Unpage.com, the West Oahu LL won all ten of its games to reach the LLWS.[2][3] In total, their record was 16–0.
| Round | Opposition | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Hawaii State Tournament | ||
| Winner's Bracket Semifinals | Pearl City LL |
4–0 |
| Winner's Bracket Finals | Hilo National LL |
7–5 |
| Championship | Pearl City LL |
5–2 |
| Northwest Regional | ||
| Group Stage |  Murrayhill LL |
17–1 |
| Group Stage |  Northwest Ada LL |
16–5 (5 inn.) |
| Group Stage |  Heights National LL |
26–7 (4 inn.) |
| Group Stage |  Dimond-West LL |
10–0 (4 inn.) |
| Semifinals | Murrayhill LL |
6–5 |
| West Region Championship | Northwest Ada LL |
12–1 |
References
- ^ Williams, Nick. "Hawaii Wins its First Little League Baseball World Series Title". Littleleague.org. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
- ^ "Hawaii State Tournament Results". Unpage.com. Retrieved August 29, 2010.
- ^ "West Region Tournament". Unpage.com. Retrieved August 29, 2010.